Romeo Santos Sues Accounting Firm BDO for $2.3 Million Over Tax and Management Claims

Romeo Santos is taking his former accounting firm to court over what he describes as costly mismanagement. In a federal lawsuit filed in Miami, the bachata artist accuses Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra LLP, now part of BDO, of malpractice and gross negligence, seeking at least $2.3 million in damages.

The complaint centers on Santos’s 2021 New York tax return. He alleges the firm reported him as a full-year non-resident while also apportioning a quarter of his W-2 income to the state, a figure with no supporting work papers or analysis. That filing triggered an audit. Santos says the return was not simply aggressive but incoherent, failing to recognize his part-year residency.

The suit also points to broader management failures: a duplicate workers’ compensation policy, a more expensive private health plan despite his eligibility for SAG-AFTRA coverage, an unfunded IRA, and an unauthorized debit after the firm was terminated. Santos argues the firm left large cash balances idle in his account, earning nothing. BDO has not immediately responded to requests for comment.